Sticker Shock West Virginia
Published: March 2, 2015
From March 2 to March 8, JPI, the ACLU of West Virginia, and other organizations committed to justice reform will be highlighting the high cost of youth incarceration in West Virginia. And we need your help!
Copy and share the following posts & images (inspired by our report, Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration, and the work of ACLU-WV on truancy reform) on your social media profiles. Below, you'll also find Twitter info for many of West Virginia's elected leaders.
Let's convince policymakers it's time for juvenile justice reform. Help spread the word about the high cost of youth incarceration in West Virginia!
Why should you support truancy reform?
Check out this video by the ACLU WV to see why truancy reform is such a crucial effort for the state.
Twitter: WV taxpayers spend up to $141,467 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: It costs up to $141,467 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in WV. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: Know how much youth incarceration costs? The answer will give you #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Facebook: Do you know how much youth incarceration costs? The answer will give you #StickerShock. SHARE if you agree it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Facebook: Talk about #StickerShock – West Virginia taxpayers spend up to $141,467 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. SHARE to tell our leaders it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth/yr in WV is 12x more than per-pupil spending. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Facebook: How much does West Virginia spend to incarcerate its youth? Up to 12x more than it spends on each K-12 student. #StickerShock. SHARE to tell our leaders it’s time for reform. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: 2 of 5 juvenile court cases in WV are for truancy. #NotWorthIt #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Facebook: Youth incarceration in West Virginia costs up to $141,467, but 40% of juvenile court cases are for truancy. Tell our leaders, it’s #NotWorthIt. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: In WV, just 5 days out of school can send youth to juvenile court. #NotWorthIt #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Facebook: Youth incarceration costs up to $141,467 in West Virginia, but just 5 unexcused absences from school can send youth to juvenile court. SHARE if you agree it’s #NotWorthIt. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: Locking up 1 youth in WV costs up to 8x more than 1 year at @WestVirginiaU. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Facebook: How much does youth confinement cost in West Virginia? Up to 8x more than the cost of attending West Virginia University for a year. SHARE if the price of youth incarceration gives you #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth/yr in WV can be more expensive than buying a house. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Facebook: For the price of youth incarceration in West Virginia, you could probably afford a house instead. Talk about #StickerShock. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth in WV can be over 3x larger than avg family income. #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Facebook: It costs up to $141,467 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in West Virginia. The average West Virginia family would have to work over 3 years to earn that much. Can you say #StickerShock? JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Twitter: “We must do more to keep our kids out of the courtroom and in the classroom.” - @GovTomblin. #StickerShock
Facebook: “We must do more to keep our kids out of the courtroom and in the classroom.” – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. State of the State Address, Jan 14th 2015. SHARE if you agree. JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockWV
Select Twitter Info for West Virginia's Elected Leaders
The following information was collected via publically available records for West Virginians to contact their elected leaders. We hope you’ll encourage your representatives in government to recognize the enormous burdens – both financial and quality-of-life – imposed on our state and its citizens by our juvenile justice system, and we hope you’ll urge them to fight for reform.
In order to ensure that our message is received with compassion and understanding, please be sure to use this information respectfully and responsibly.
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Name
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Title
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Twitter
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Earl Ray Tomblin
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Governor
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@GovTomblin
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Patrick Morrisey
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Attorney General
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@MorriseyWV
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Michael J. Martirano
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State Superintendent of Schools
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@MJMSuper
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Bill Cole
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Senate President
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@BillColeWV
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Jeff V. Kessler
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Senate Minority Leader
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@JeffKesslerWV
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Bob Beach
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Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
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@SenatorBobBeach
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Daniel Hall
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Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
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@DanielHallWV
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Ryan Ferns
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Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
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@RyanFernsWV
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Ed Gaunch
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Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
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@EdGaunchWV
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Robert Karnes
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Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
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@SenatorKarnes
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Bob Beach
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Member, Senate Education Committee
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@SenatorBobBeach
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John Unger
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Member, Senate Education Committee
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@SenatorUnger
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Daniel Hall
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Member, Senate Education Committee
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@DanielHallWV
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Robert Karnes
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Member, Senate Education Committee
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@SenatorKarnes
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Tom Takubo
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Member, Senate Education Committee
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@DrTomTakubo
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Tim Armstead
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House Speaker
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@ArmsteadWV
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Patrick Lane
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Vice Chair, House Judiciary Committee
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@PatrickLaneWV
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Stephen Skinner
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Min Vice Chair, House Judiciary Committee
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@StephenSkinner or @DelegateSkinner
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Michael Folk
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Member, House Judiciary Committee
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@MichaelFolk34
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Kelli Sobonya
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Member, House Judiciary Committee
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@KelliSobonya
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Ryan Weld
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Member, House Judiciary Committee
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@RyanWeld
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Brad White
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Member, House Judiciary Committee
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@BradWhiteForWV
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Andrew Byrd
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Member, House Judiciary Committee
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@AndrewByrdWV
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Barbara Fleischauer
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Member, House Judiciary Committee
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@DelegateBarbara
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Amanda Pasdon
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Chair, House Education Committee
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@Amanda_Pasdon
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Paul Espinosa
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Member, House Education Committee
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@PaulEspinosa_WV
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Danny Hamrick
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Member, House Education Committee
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@Del_Hamrick
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Joe Statler
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Member, House Education Committee
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@Statler4House
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Jill Upson
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Member, House Education Committee
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@Upson4WV
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Sean Hornbuckle
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Member, House Education Committee
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@Sean_Hornbuckle
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Mike Pushkin
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Member, House Education Committee
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@PushkinForHouse
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Doug Reynolds
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Member, House Education Committee
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@DougReynolds16
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